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How I Got Here

Museum 2.0

Part 1: It's What You Want In 2002, I was finishing a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering at WPI, a hands-on, technical university in Worcester, Massachusetts. My story is more a case of "Getting Hired: It's What You Want, How Aggressive You Are, and What Ideas You Can Offer."

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Museum 2.0 Rerun: The Magic Vest Phenomenon and Other Tools for Talking to Strangers

Museum 2.0

My first museum job was working on the floor at the Acton Science Discovery Museum in Massachusetts. Of course, there''s no single social object that projects a universal message of openness and willingness to engage. I love playing host to friends, but I clam up in big crowds, never go to happy hour, and don''t know how to flirt.

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The Magic Vest Phenomenon and Other Wearable Tools for Talking to Strangers

Museum 2.0

My first museum job was working on the floor at the Acton Science Discovery Museum in Massachusetts. Of course, there's no single social object that projects a universal message of openness and willingness to engage. I love playing host to friends, but I clam up in big crowds, never go to happy hour, and don't know how to flirt.

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Everyaction

The Digital Media and Learning Conference is meant to be an inclusive, international and annual gathering of scholars and practitioners in the field, focused on fostering interdisciplinary and participatory dialogue and linking theory, empirical study, policy, and practice. Massachusetts Nonprofit Network / Framingham, MA / $225.

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Taking Local Currency Digital: A New Experiment Emerges

Non Profit Quarterly

But if the digital platform works, it could generate interest far beyond western Massachusetts. As a platform for such local activity, more participatory forms of engagement are already envisaged—an area “culture pass” for museums and arts institutions is one exciting example—to further stimulate local activity.

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